Prep notebook: Wildcat duals, Wave-Huss alumni football update

North Gaston went 5-0 in its own Wildcat Dual on Saturday to win the event while East Gaston finished second.

North Gaston defeated East Gaston 42-35, Vance 64-12, Myers Park 72-12 and Burns 45-13. The Wildcats also picked up a forfeit win over Providence Day, as did all the other participating teams.

After losing to North Gaston in the second-tightest match of the day, East Gaston defeated Myers Park 52-21, Burns 47-24 and Vance 48-30 to finish 4-1 for second place.

Alumni football game update

The planned alumni football game between Ashbrook and Hunter Huss will definitely happen because plenty of players have registered, the game’s organizer said.

Fifty-five Ashbrook players have committed while Hunter Huss is up to 43.

Among the notable names is former Ashbrook wide receiver Jheranie Boyd, who just completed his senior collegiate season at North Carolina. Another player on the Ashbrook list is Oreon Mayfield (played from 1999 to 2002), the school’s second all-time leading rusher behind Junior Hall.

Among the notable Hunter Huss entries are Lavonte Kendrick (2005 Gazette player of the year); the school’s second and third all-time leading rushers, Johntae Woods (played from 2001 to 2003) and Frank Patterson (1999 to 2001); and Huss’ all-time passing leader, Brandon Miller (2003 to 2006).

A date or location for the full-contact game has not been announced but it will take place in March or April. Players can still register at gridironalumni.com. The website also lists the registered players for Ashbrook here and for Hunter Huss here.

The company is also in the earlier stages of planning an alumni football game between East Gaston and South Point. Registration is available here for South Point and here for East Gaston.

Bessemer City reunion

Bessemer City High School plans to host a reunion for the 1972 and 1991 boys basketball state runner-up teams at the Feb. 1 home basketball games against Highland Tech. Coaches and players from the runner-up teams are invited to attend and be recognized between the varsity girls and boys games.

Bessemer City also plans to honor all of the school’s career 1,000-point scorers that night. Anyone who can attend or who needs more information can contact athletic director Brandon Scott at bsscott@gaston.k12.nc.us.